NARVIK The Heroic Struggle of the German Destroyers 1940 Fritz Bosch 1st edition

Description: real WW2 book ; 1st ed 1940 hard cover , not signed by author 400 pages hardback 7.5 x 5 inches good condition but shows wear from use, or storage; cover is faded pages slight yellowed ,binding good overall nice for 83 yr oldNote this book given as a Christmas present or gift in 1941 and signed to the recipient The book itself is dedicated to A naval Captain who commanded 10 destroyers and was killed in 1940 battle in Narvikbook number UUU Book Narvik 1940 edition Author Fritz Otto Busch, German naval officer, translator and writer, a direct participant in hostilities. The book is in good collector's condition. All pages (408 pages) in place without losses. The book is illustrated with many original wartime photographs. Printed in Germany in 1940. The book is also dedicated to the captain of the sdgs-see Friedrich Bonte, who was put in charge of the 1st battle group of the Navy (10 destroyers, flagship, destroyer "Wilhelm Heidkamp"), which carried out operations in the area of Narvik. Joining the battle with the Norwegian and the English Navy, the battle group bonthe sank Norwegian coastal defense battleships "Eidsvold" and "Norg", as well as the English flagship, the destroyer "hunter". Bonte was killed in battle with the flagship. 17.10.1940 posthumously awarded the Knight's cross of the Iron cross. Battle of Narvik — a series of battles between the German army and Navy on one side and the coalition forces of England, France, Norway and Poland with Germany. The battle of Narvik lasted from 9 April to 8 June 1940. The battle is divided into the Maritime phase of the operation, which took place in the waters of Ofotfjord (another common name — the "Narvik fjord"), and part of the ground, where the clashes was near the city of Narvik and the adjacent Norwegian rock massif.

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